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Common Council Meeting - AMENDED Tuesday, January 16, 2024 07:00 PM Municipal Building Council Chambers – 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094

For the public: Members of the media and the public may attend by calling:  (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 153-925-469 or https://www.gotomeet.me/EMcFarland

All public participants' phones will be muted during the meeting except during the public comment period. This meeting will be streamed live on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/WatertownTV

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.ROLL CALL

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING HELD

  1. A.Minutes from January 2, 2024

5.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT

Members of the public who wish to address the Council must register their request in writing before the meeting begins. Each individual who requests to address the Council will be permitted up to three minutes for their comments.

6.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.Public hearing to amend the City of Watertown's Comprehensive Plan

7.REPORTS

  1. A.Board of Health minutes from November 14, 2023 

  2. B.Park, Recreation, and Forestry minutes from November 20, 2023

  3. C.Finance Committee minutes from December 11, 2023

  4. D.Police and Fire Commission minutes from December  11, 2023

  5. E.Finance Committee minutes from December 19, 2023

  6. F.Redevelopment Authority minutes from December 20, 2023

  7. G.Public Works minutes from January 9, 2024

  8. H.Public Safety minutes from January 10, 2024

8.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.SEH Fire Department Update 

  2. B.Employee Recognitions

  3. C.2023 Construction Information

  4. D.Watertown Fire Department Monthly Report December 2023

9.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Emmet Boundary Agreement Amendments Update

10.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. A.Accounts Payable

11.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - December 13, 2023 through December 26, 2023

  2. B.Cash and Investments - December 31, 2023

12.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 24-01 - Amend Chapter 76, Article II, Section 76-13 of the City of Watertown General Ordinances - Increase room tax (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee, 2nd reading)

  2. B.Ord. 24-02 - Amend Section 500-9 A. Parking Prohibited in Specified Places of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare, 1st reading)

  3. C.Ord. 24-03 - Repeal and Recreate Section 428-7 Special Events of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 1st reading)

  4. D.Ord. 24-04 - Amend the 2019 City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan to change the future land use category for 1110 S. Tenth Street and 1111 S. Tenth Street and to change the text in Figure 7.7 (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission with Positive Recommendation, 1st reading)

  5. E.Ord. 24-05 - Amend Chapter 550: Zoning Code, through the addition of language to sections § 550-53D(1)(b) (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission with Positive Recommendation, 1st reading)

13.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9576 - Resolution to Approve County Library Services (Sponsor: Ald. Wetzel From: Library Board)

14.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT

Each individual who requests to address the Council will be permitted up to three minutes for their comments and must fill out the sign in sheet provided.

15.ADJOURNMENT